According to his lawyer (in a report by Ira Winderman), Udonis Haslem has been cleared of all charges related to the traffic stop that led to the discovery of marijuana in the 2008 Mercedes he was driving. At the time, his friend and passenger, Antwan Fleming, took responsibility for the marijuana.

Now the Heat enters the season with one fewer distraction.

Which isn’t a bad thing, since there will be plenty of others.

Not much else to say here, but if the arrest warranted a blog post, so does the exoneration.

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